Mera, Pastaza

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Mera
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Mera

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Nickname(s): Atalaya del Oreinte(Orient Watchtower)
Mera
Coordinates: 01°22′15″S 78°1′10″W / 1.37083°S 78.01944°W / -1.37083; -78.01944Coordinates: 01°22′15″S 78°1′10″W / 1.37083°S 78.01944°W / -1.37083; -78.01944
Country Ecuador
Province Pastaza Province
Canton Pastaza Canton
Named for Juan León Mera
Government
  Type Mayor and council
  Governing body Municipality of Mera
  Mayor Msc. Mirian Jurado
  City council
Elevation 2,156 m (7,073 ft)
Population (2001)
  Total 8,800
  Demonym Mereño(a)
  (approximate population)
Time zone ECT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) (0)4

Mera is a town in the eastern foothills of the Ecuadorian Andes. It is also the name of the Canton in Pastaza Province of which it is a part.

It lends its name to Shell Mera, a larger town 4 miles to the east.


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